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Kent mayor delivers final State of the City address
Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke received a standing ovation after her final State of the City address on Wednesday…
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Ex-Kent City Councilwoman Albertson to run for mayor
Former Kent City Councilwoman Elizabeth Albertson will run for mayor.
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Kent’s Riverbend Scotch and Vine restaurant closes
Kent city officials closed the Scotch and Vine restaurant at the Riverbend Golf Complex after the owners failed…
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Kent officers bust 10 men in prostitution sting at motel | Police Blotter
Kent Police arrested 10 men for investigation of patronizing a prostitute during an undercover sting at the Howard…
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Kent’s Coffee with the Chief set for April 12
The Kent Police Department will have its next Coffee with the Chief at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, April…
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ICE immigration sweep includes Kent, King County arrests
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) three-day sweep in Alaska, Oregon and Washington targeting at-large criminal aliens,…
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Kent continues study to remodel City Hall for more police space
Kent city staff and consultants continue to study remodeling four city buildings to provide more office space for…
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Kent Police release policy for drone use
After residents raised concerns, Kent Police decided to go public with its written policy to operate two drones…
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Kent woman sentenced to 11 years in prison for terrorist support
A Kent woman received a 11-year prison sentence on Friday for providing material support to al-Shabaab, a foreign…
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Wasdin resigns as King County Library System director after code of conduct violation
Gary Wasdin, director of the King County Library System (KCLS) since January 2015, has resigned.
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Kent Police trying to solve who stabbed homeless man to death downtown
Kent Police are trying to figure out who stabbed a 47-year-old homeless man to death the night of…
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Kent-based Blue Origin releases photos of capsule that could carry people into space
Kent-based Blue Origin released photos on Wednesday of its flight capsule that it expects to one day carry…
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Kent officers chase down reckless driver | Police Blotter
Kent Police officers, State Patrol troopers and a King County Sheriff’s Office helicopter helped chase down a reckless…
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Railroad crossing arms stuck down at several Kent streets
There are problems once again Tuesday morning with several railroad crossings in downtown Kent.
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Kent in the running for new Dick’s Drive-In
Kent’s in the running for a new Dick’s Drive-In.
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YMCA on Kent’s East Hill could open in 2019
The new YMCA in Kent could open in the summer of 2019 on the East Hill if all…
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Kent officer shoots, kills man armed with machete in Des Moines
A Kent Police officer shot and killed a man armed with a machete in an early Thursday morning…
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County executive orders inquest into fatal shooting of man by Kent Police
King County Executive Dow Constantine ordered an inquest on Wednesday into the fatal shooting of Patrick Reddeck on…
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Kent Police investigate report of gunshots near 100th Avenue SE: Update
Kent Police closed 100th Avenue Southeast between South 213th Street and South 216th Street at about 4:20 p.m.…
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Man reportedly stabbed to death in downtown Kent
Kent Police are investigating the death of a 48-year-old man who reportedly was stabbed to death on Monday…